diff --git a/src/SnapshotPayloadParseState.cpp b/src/SnapshotPayloadParseState.cpp
index 8ba4b109b..9da163653 100644
--- a/src/SnapshotPayloadParseState.cpp
+++ b/src/SnapshotPayloadParseState.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void SnapshotPayloadParseState::flushQueuedKeys() {
     auto &insertsInFlightTmp = insertsInFlight; // C++ GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, we don't want to capute "this" because that's dangerous
     if (current_database < cserver.dbnum) {
         g_pserver->asyncworkqueue->AddWorkFunction([idb, vecqueuedKeys = std::move(this->vecqueuedKeys), vecqueuedKeysCb = std::move(this->vecqueuedKeysCb), vecqueuedVals = std::move(this->vecqueuedVals), vecqueuedValsCb = std::move(this->vecqueuedValsCb), &insertsInFlightTmp, pallocator = m_spallocator.release()]() mutable {
-            g_pserver->db[idb]->bulkStorageInsert(vecqueuedKeys.data(), vecqueuedKeysCb.data(), vecqueuedVals.data(), vecqueuedValsCb.data(), vecqueuedKeys.size());
+            g_pserver->db[idb]->bulkDirectStorageInsert(vecqueuedKeys.data(), vecqueuedKeysCb.data(), vecqueuedVals.data(), vecqueuedValsCb.data(), vecqueuedKeys.size());
             --insertsInFlightTmp;
             delete pallocator;
         });
diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index b959f178e..0c6dc5e8a 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -3002,8 +3002,16 @@ void redisDbPersistentData::processChangesAsync(std::atomic<int> &pendingJobs)
     });
 }
 
-void redisDbPersistentData::bulkStorageInsert(char **rgKeys, size_t *rgcbKeys, char **rgVals, size_t *rgcbVals, size_t celem)
+/* This function is to bulk insert directly to storage provider bypassing in memory, assumes rgKeys and rgVals are not sds strings */
+void redisDbPersistentData::bulkDirectStorageInsert(char **rgKeys, size_t *rgcbKeys, char **rgVals, size_t *rgcbVals, size_t celem)
 {
+    if (g_pserver->cluster_enabled) {
+        aeAcquireLock();
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < celem; i++) {
+            slotToKeyUpdateKeyCore(rgKeys[i], rgcbKeys[i], 1);
+        }
+        aeReleaseLock();
+    }
     m_spstorage->bulkInsert(rgKeys, rgcbKeys, rgVals, rgcbVals, celem);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index ae3611fc2..eb54f608c 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ public:
     bool FSnapshot() const { return m_spdbSnapshotHOLDER != nullptr; }
 
     std::unique_ptr<const StorageCache> CloneStorageCache() { return std::unique_ptr<const StorageCache>(m_spstorage->clone()); }
-    void bulkStorageInsert(char **rgKeys, size_t *rgcbKeys, char **rgVals, size_t *rgcbVals, size_t celem);
+    void bulkDirectStorageInsert(char **rgKeys, size_t *rgcbKeys, char **rgVals, size_t *rgcbVals, size_t celem);
 
     dict_iter find_cached_threadsafe(const char *key) const;
 
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ struct redisDb : public redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot
     using redisDbPersistentData::FRehashing;
     using redisDbPersistentData::FTrackingChanges;
     using redisDbPersistentData::CloneStorageCache;
-    using redisDbPersistentData::bulkStorageInsert;
+    using redisDbPersistentData::bulkDirectStorageInsert;
 
 public:
     const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *createSnapshot(uint64_t mvccCheckpoint, bool fOptional) {